Hey everyone and welcome to Owl Book World! I’ve been wanting to talk about whether or not people read book reviews anymore for a while now. Don’t get me wrong because I know some readers do still read them. But what about reviews on blogs or YouTube channels? I have been book blogging for 3 years now and for a long time, I didn’t really do discussion posts. So, basically, all I did was book reviews.
Read more “Are Book Reviews a thing of the past?”Category: Books
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Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake [book review]
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Book: Anna Dressed in Blood
Author: Kendare Blake
Published: October 17, 2011
Publisher: Tor Teen
Pages: 316
Genre: YA Horror
Setting: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Hey everyone and welcome to Owl Book World. Today I’m writing a review for Anna Dressed in Blood. I’m sure if you’re here then you’ve heard of this book before! Let me know in the comments where you heard the book from!
Read more “Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake [book review]”November 2021 Book Releases to add to your TBR
Hey everyone and welcome to Owl Book World! Today I’m talking about what November 2021 book releases you should add to your TBR! Some of these I should be starting soon so make sure to sign up for my newsletter so you can get an update on how these books are!
Do you guys like looking up what books come out each month? I hate to say it but most of the time doing these sorts of posts really makes me want to buy more books, but I also really like to stay updated on what books are coming out. Hopefully, once I’m able to get my TBR down some I can start going through some of these books and get them to read as well. I swear the amount of new releases can be a bit overwhelming but that’s why we need to start DNFing (did not finish) books we really don’t like.
Legend by Marie Lu [book review]
Book: Legend
Author: Marie Lu
Published: November 29, 2011
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages: 305
Legend book genre: YA Dystopian
Setting: LA (2130)
Hey everyone and welcome to Owl Book World! I’m so happy to see you here. Today I’m writing a review about Legend by Marie Lu. I just found out about this book recently through TikTok (if you’d like to follow me there you can find me here) and I just had to get my hands on it. I’m surprised I have never heard of this book before getting on TikTok since I really enjoy dystopian novels!
Read more “Legend by Marie Lu [book review]”Middle-Grade Horror Books that will chill you to the bone
Hey everyone, and welcome to Owl Book World! Today, I’m writing a list of Middle-Grade Horror Books for kids who are just starting with horror. This list is also super helpful for those who already like horror and just want more books to read. On top of that, if you’re older (than a middle-schooler) and want to ease into horror, these may be the perfect books to start with. Yes, they are scary books for tweens, but starting with books for a younger audience can be very helpful because they aren’t as bad as books for older audiences.
Read more “Middle-Grade Horror Books that will chill you to the bone”The Dead Boyfriend by R.L. Stine [book review]
Book: The Dead Boyfriend
By: R.L. Stine
Published: September 27, 2016
Publisher: A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin’s Griffin
Pages: 276
Genre: YA Horror
Read more “The Dead Boyfriend by R.L. Stine [book review]”2022 Reading Challenge
Hey everyone and welcome to Owl Book World! I’m sure you’re wondering why I’m here talking about a 2022 reading challenge. After all, it is still 2021. Can you guys believe that 2022 will be here in just a few months!? So, since we only have a couple more months to go I want to be able to share my reading challenge with you in hopes some of you will join me. Since I started blogging I have always wanted to create a challenge that other readers would want to join in!
Read more “2022 Reading Challenge”None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney [book review]
Title: None Shall Sleep
Author: Ellie Marney
Published: September 1, 2020
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Genre: YA Thriller
Pages: 400
Setting: Virginia
Welcome to Owl Book World! Today I’m writing a review for None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney. This is a YA thriller that deals with serial killers.
Read more “None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney [book review]”October 2021 book releases
Hi everyone! Welcome to Owl Book World. My name is Kaili and I’m the one who runs the blog. October is right around the corner and you know what that means….New books (as if we can read them all). Is there any October 2021 book releases that you are interested in reading?
There are actually several October 2021 book releases that I have an ARC of and need to start reading soon. I can’t even begin to explain how far behind I am on my reading but I will get there. I just hope you’re not in the same situation as me. If so I’m sorry if you wind up getting any of these books lol!
Read more “October 2021 book releases”Lies like Wildfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez [book review]
Book: Lies Like Wildfire
Author: Jennifer Lynn Alvarez
Published: September 7, 2021
Publisher: Delacoret Press
Genre: YA Thriller
Pages: 384
About Lies Like Wildfire
Lies Like Wildfire is a YA thriller by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez. The story follows eighteen-year-old Hannah Warner. She’s had a rough life from her mother driving drunk and accidentally killing someone to her father having to be the one to put her in jail. She’s now trying to get her life back on track. She’s doing well in school and has plans to go to college for law enforcement. When she and her friends go to their secret spot in the woods just to hang out something bad happens. They accidentally start a fire in California on a day they weren’t supposed to even think about lighting a flame. They keep the situation a secret but what happens when the police are able to figure out the source that’ll lead them their way.
What I thought about Lies Like Wildfire
I want to thank Dave from The Write Reads and the publishers for the opportunity to read and review Lies Like Wildfire. I’m not even sure what I expected from the story but I saw the cover and saw that it was a YA thriller and I just had to get my hands on the book. I couldn’t help but be excited to read this one.
The Characters
Lies like Wildfire follows Hannah Warner who is ultimately a good kid. Despite all that has happened to her she still pushes herself to do better and to be better. She wants more for her life and not be like her mother who was a huge screw-up. Why would she want the same life for herself?
Jennifer does an amazing job with Hannah Warner. She’s a very three-dimensional character that I ended up really liking. On top of that I can see why she would be scared to tell anyone about the that she accidentally helped started. Hannah didn’t want to be anything like her mother and she didn’t want to let her father down. Her response to the whole situation seems completely logical. My only thing is that she’s not really a good friend. For someone who really wants to keep her friends together she’e perfectly willing to throw them under the bus.
The Plot
I’m not really sure what I was expecting when it comes to the plot of Lies Like Wildfire. When I ended up getting the earc for the book I had actually forgotten what the story was about so I was in for a nice surprise when I started reading it.
For me the start of the book and towards the end of book were really good. In the middle I wasn’t exactly sure where the story was going to go or if they were going to get charged for the fire. The story actually surpassed my expectations because like I said I had forgotten what the book was even about.
Yes, I know I need to stop stop participating in blog tours and then forgetting completely what the book was even about! I do it all of the time and I hope I’m not alone!
I do have to say that the ending completely surprised me and I loved it! I will be reading a lot more of Jennifer’s books!
If you liked this review then you might also like my list of YA thrillers you need to have on you shelf!
